danielwillis22

I do track everything, I've just been going with the recommended intake to lose 2 pounds a week because I'm impatient and its probably not doing me any good

yea my high calorie days tend to be a day ive worked hard in the gym. maybe after 3 days hard work in the gym ill have high calories followed by a rest day

I never said the 12 kg was muscle... i was saying in general ive put on 12 kg, whether its fat, muscle, water weight. I can assure you that a hell of a lot of it is muscle though. No, im eating 1200-1500 for 2-3 days then ill have a day where i eat from 2-3000. Ive read quite a few journals that state you can cut fat and…

Photo is also my dispaly picture now.

Do we track the calories on this or are we just trusting each other to tell the truth? I am good at the whole counting thing, and my calorie counting when properly done is probably more accurate than using the calorie counter on MFP. Im terrible for remembering to put down my daily calories on my fitness pal. I prefer to…

well I have their other protein powder which is soy protein and it only has 1200mg in 100 grams of powder which is acceptable.The plan is to stay off all protein powder for a few days and just eat a few boiled eggs instead. Is it actually possible for their to be that much sodium in the product or is it more likely to be a…

Here is the link to the label. http://psychoprotein.com/ebay/images/pea.jpg

I live in Scotland so it isn't particularly warm, the temperature has gone up maybe 3/5 degrees Celsius but I don't think that would be enough to cause me to retain water. I dont drink a lot of alcohol and dont intentionally eat a lot of sodum. i did start eating chocolate and stuff like that, and became a little less…

It happened before and somehow it went away, i cant remember if i lowered sodium intake, or upped or lowered my water intake but nothing seems to be working this time, im pretty worried and it annoying me. Last night I felt a kind of throbbing in the inside of my thighs where i have veins sticking out slightly. my veins…

It happened before and somehow it went away, i cant remember if i lowered sodium intake, or upped or lowered my water intake but nothing seems to be working this time, im pretty worried and it annoying me. Last night I felt a kind of throbbing in the inside of my thighs where i have veins sticking out slightly. my veins…

Ive heard of people drowning their bodies but how much water would it take to do this?

well thats the thing, considering how much i drink, i dont seem to be going to the bathroom an awful lot and when i do pee, it can vary from being pale to being fairly dark yellow.

I lasted on 800 calories a day for about 4 months in fear of getting fat over winter because i couldnt exercise (and didnt want to). It was only after I compared myself with an old friend who used to be tiny compared to me, that i noticed i was smaller than him and i was getting way too boney. 1200 would have been a luxury…

so after drinking atleast 4 litres today my belly has got worse, could it possibly be that im drinking too much and the excess water is leaking into body cells?

Im not obsessed about my weight, its more about my physique i care about. I know that as i put on muscle my weight is going to get higher, but its just annoying that if this is water weight, its hiding the results im getting at the gym. I only really weigh myself out of curiosity to see if im putting on muscle mass but i…

how much water are we talking here because i already drink a good few litres already?

Awesome, thanks a lot, like im probably eating around 2200 calories a day which isnt enough and the majority of it is clean except from the occassional sneaky bit of chocolate or cereal bar. It just annoys me that i was seeing my abs and then BOOM! wake up the next morning and they were very faint under what seemed to be…

Yea, i have been quite aware of what sodium does but im not positive whether its been water retention that ive had or just fat. How long would it roughly take to get rid of water retention do you think?

Theres a great tabata app for iphone that chooses your exercises for you so you dont have to worry about what exercises to do and you never have to worry about doing the same old boring workout.

Ive completely stopped the cardio for now to focus on muscle gain. I might start adding a 10 minute cardio session onto the end of my weights.

Im just finding it hard to eat above 2000 without feeling like im going to pop, i guess i will get used to it. Also another question about gym sessions. How many exercises do you guys do for each muscle group, like for chest you could do bench press, chest press, press ups etc. Today at the gym i did shoulders and back, so…

ohh ive eaten a lot today, i know it sounds like a bad habit but to get my calories up about 2000 for the day ive had about 4 meals and gone into the cupboard and had scoops of peanut butter and ive had 2 protein shakes. Im just worried im eating too much too fast? is that possible? or is it fine aslong as im eating the…

well even on this calorie deficit, my biceps have almost doubled in size but i guessit wouldnt be difficult to do this considering how much muscle i had lost

My legs are still pretty lean and muscly from when i played rugby a year ago and from downhill mountain biking. I drink alpro milks, like the coconut milk, almond milk, soy milk. I eat peanut butter a lot. I blend almonds with water to make an almond paste which isnt as good as shop bought almond butter but its a hell of a…

wow, thanks for all the advice guys, definitely taking it all on board. nothing really contradicts itself which is perfect. the only thing im worried about is that if i eat the 2000 calories a day i will end up putting on more fat than muscle because my body is in starvation mode? I feel like such an idiot for putting…

I have done hundreds of research but its the same with anything, theres things saying certain things are good with reasons for it and then people going against it and saying the exact opposite, its all a bit too confusing. Ive heard that doing cardio will prevent me building muscle mass if I dont have a enough calories?

The photo is my profile picture, since its early on in the day it doesn't look too bad, but by about dinner time it will have gotten bigger, i just dont understand how in the morning it goes from not really being able to grab a lot in between my fingers to at night being able to get half an inch to almost a full inch of…

No, I don't wish to lose any more weight, I don't know why it is set to lose weight. Ideally what i want to do is put muscle on while staying at a low body fat %. I used to be obese at the age of about 14/15 and ever since i started losing weight i kind of got addicted. Im 18 now and I'm 6 ft and for years thought this…